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ArticleJHEP reports : innovation in hepatology2024

Liver stiffness measurement predicts clinical outcomes in autoimmune hepatitis.

Ignasi Olivas, Pinelopi Arvaniti, Stella Gabeta, Sonia Torres, Maria Del Barrio, Alvaro Díaz-González, Paula Esteban, Mar Riveiro-Barciela, Ezequiel Mauro, Sergio Rodríguez-Tajes and 3 more

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Article in JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  6. Pathogenesis, Non-Invasive Assessments and Treatment of Hepatic Fibrosis in Autoimmune Liver Diseases.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2025
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  7. JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Ignasi OlivasLiver Unit, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (FRCB-IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Pinelopi ArvanitiLiver Unit, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (FRCB-IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Stella GabetaDepartment of Medicine and Research Laboratory of Internal Medicine, National Expertise Center of Greece in Autoimmune Liver Diseases, General University Hospital of Larissa, Greece.
Sonia TorresLiver Unit, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (FRCB-IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Maria Del BarrioGastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Clinical and Translational Research in Digestive Diseases Group, Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL), Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Santander, Spain.
Alvaro Díaz-GonzálezGastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Clinical and Translational Research in Digestive Diseases Group, Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL), Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Santander, Spain.
Paula EstebanLiver Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Mar Riveiro-BarcielaLiver Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Ezequiel MauroLiver Unit, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (FRCB-IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Sergio Rodríguez-TajesLiver Unit, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (FRCB-IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Kalliopi ZachouDepartment of Medicine and Research Laboratory of Internal Medicine, National Expertise Center of Greece in Autoimmune Liver Diseases, General University Hospital of Larissa, Greece.
George N DalekosDepartment of Medicine and Research Laboratory of Internal Medicine, National Expertise Center of Greece in Autoimmune Liver Diseases, General University Hospital of Larissa, Greece.
María-Carlota LondoñoLiver Unit, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (FRCB-IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background & Aims: Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) has been shown to adequately predict outcomes in patients with liver disease. However, the value of LSM as a predictor of disease progression in autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) remains to be determined. This study aimed to evaluate the role of LSM as a predictor of disease progression and decompensation of cirrhosis in patients with AIH. Methods: This multicentre cohort study included 439 patients with histologically confirmed AIH and at least one LSM during follow-up. The association between the first LSM performed at least 6 months after treatment initiation (baseline LSM [BLSM]) and cirrhosis development and poor outcomes (decompensation, liver transplantation, and/or liver-related death) was assessed using Cox regression and its discriminating capacity with a receiver-operating characteristic curve. Results: Most patients were female (n = 301, 70%), with a median age of 52 years. BLSM performed after a median of 2.18 (1.19-4.68) years had a median value of 6 kPa (4.5-8.5). At the time of BLSM, 332 (76%) patients had achieved a biochemical response and 57 (13%) had cirrhosis. During follow-up, eight patients (2%) presented with poor outcomes and 26 (7%) developed cirrhosis. BLSM was higher among patients with poor outcomes (13.5 kPa Conclusion: BLSM could play a significant role in predicting AIH outcomes, potentially identifying a subgroup of patients at a high risk of progressing to cirrhosis and experiencing decompensation. Impact and implications: The value of liver stiffness measurement as a predictor of outcomes in patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) remains to be determined. In this large multicentre study, liver stiffness measurement was found to be an independent predictive factor of adverse clinical outcomes and cirrhosis development in AIH, irrespective of the achievement of biochemical response. A cut-off of 8.5 kPa accurately predicted cirrhosis development and poor outcomes in AIH.

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autoimmune hepatitiscirrhosisdecompensationelastographyliver stiffness measurementoutcome

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